N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

TOKYO, Japan - PAC-3 land-to-air missile launchers deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo are seen lowered on April 5 after a North Korean rocket flew over Japan. Japan's Self-Defense Forces made no attempt to intercept it.

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